light rain in northern california. unusually warm in the midwest to the northeast. >> 70s in dallas and washington, d.c., 60s in new york and chicago. 50s in great falls, and albuquerque, 40s in boston and seattle. >>> well, a chicago area woman was charged with drunk driving after police saw this. take a look. grill of her car. she had obviously run into it at some point because police noticed that the air bags were already deployed. the driver admitting striking the tree but couldn't remember where. >> well, usually when we show you cars of the future it's a model that the car companies will have on streets within the next year. that's not the case with the new offering from bmw. >> the german car giant unveiled a vehicle it called the vision next 100. yesterday, its doors open toward the sky. its steering wheel emerges from the dash board and its tires are like nothing ever seen before. >> it also includes a full display windshield that warns of obstacles moving into the car's path and it has two modes, one where th

. >>> a sus for allegedly starting a wildfire in northern california. the fast moving blaze has destroyed nearly 175 homes and businesses and forced thousands from their homes. the man is being held on 17 counts of arson. officials estimate the fire has caused at least $10 million in damages. the governor has declared a state of emergency. >>> police officers are out in full force in milwaukee after two nights of violent unrest. from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. that's where protest started. the city imposed a 10 p.m. curfew for young people. there have been about a half a dozen arrests overnight amid relative calm. >>> let's get to the olympics. mother nature had her stay. >> a downpour stopped the track and field events. the main entertainment was a d.j. playing tunes like singing side, "i can't stand the rain". >> missy? ? i can't stand the rain ? >> if you love or hate the rain, there were songs for you. >> people were wearing the ponchos. the u.s. raised the total of medals to 65. that's 29 ahead of china. the american's gold medal count held at 26 thank

in northern california, the arson suspect there is due to make his first court appearance today. >>> the suspect faces multiple charges in connection with the fire which destroyed at least 100 homes. he has a long criminal record. firefight while serving a five year sentence for illegal possession of drugs and firearms. a fire is still only 35% contained. >>> a curfew in parts of louisiana this morning after reports of looting. at least 40,000 homes were damaged in some of the worst flooding in the state history. 11 people have died and authorities are going door to door looking for the missing. in livingston perish, 75% of the homes are a total loss, and many have no flood insurance. >>> we're getting new details lochte and teammates in rio. lochte says he didn't initially tell officials about the incident because the swirms were afraid they'd get in trouble. the delay caused confusion between the usoc and the olympic committee. his attorney says he cooperated fully with authorities. >>> meanwhile the u.s. smash day count again. >> the americans now have 28 golds and 84 overall. >>

. >> in northern california firefighters make progress guess against the big sur wildfire. the blaze is 45 % contained. come evacuations lifted. nearly 60 homes have been destroyed. >> and dreams of gold end in a crash. a cyclist remains in intensive care. concussion and three small spinal cord fractures. she's said to be conscious and okay. those are some of our top stories on this monday, august 8th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning to you all. we begin this half hour with the death of a ten-year-old boy during a family outing at a water park. he was riding on the water slide in kansas city kansas, the tallest in the world. 17 stories insane or crazy in german. riders have to follow some strict rules. there's no word on how this accident took place. >> we honestly don't know what's happened. that's why an investigation, a full investigation is necessary. all our rides are inspected every day, and our rides are inspected by an outside party before the season starts. >> the water park will be closed guards may be too distraught to work there. it

heavy rain from northern california to the northwest. with mountain snow. >> 80s along the gulf coast, 40s in the northwest and the northeast. usual in the midwest. >>> humboldt county in northern california is notorious for its production of marijuana. >> so it's new surprise that humboldt distillery is putting a new spin on your boring old cocktails with this. yeah. weed infused vodka. hang on, don't get too excited. this stuff uses canny bus saty va, legally grown hemp with .3 percentage of the chemical thc. >> it's not enough for you to get stoned. the alcohol content will surely get you drunk. >> it will get you drunk, not necessarily stoned. >> are there combinations that don't work in life. >> that might be one. >>> coming up, this has been an unforgettable season of "the bachelor." we're looking back at the humerus highlights with our senior analyst. >> also ahead, get your brackets ready for march madness. >>> and later, jedi. the lab is truly man's best friend sounding an alarm that saved a little boy from a medical emergency.

in northern california thousands of acres burning as fire crews try to contain it day and night. >>> a break in the case of two teenagers found murdered execution style behind a grocery store in georgia against the backdrop of vigils, police have a suspect in custody. what about a possible motive? >>> and nothing to see here. just some bears going for a dip time in at the beach and apparently not bothered by the humans nearby. we'll have that and the latest headlines on this thursday, august 4th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning. i'm nick watt. >> i'm linzie janice. those bears didn't seem too bothered by the people. the people didn't seem too bothered by the 'w we also have a drunk moose. >> later. >> and a kangaroo. >> drunk animals. >> for now, we begin this half hour with the donald trump campaign in turmoil as hillary clinton dmgets a boost of suppo. >> a poll shows clinton ten points ahead of trump. her biggest lead in months and more than half of americans feel he's not qualified and lacks the lead the country. >> trump is still struggling to stay o

california girl. 10-year-old samantha white suddenly fell into this ten-foot hole you see right there while snowshoeing with her family in the sierra. a marin county search and rescue team happened to be hiking down the same training. they hoisted the terrified girl >> we turn to the weather front. there's a strong system sweeping across the south. >> bringing dangerous conditions from texas to the gulf coast and could threaten millions in the east. here's is paul williams at accuweather. >> good morning to you, reena, kendis. an ugly storm is going to pose serious problems throughout the deep south for louisiana, mississippi, alabama, into georgia just shy of atlanta. we're talking about damaging winds between 65 to 70 or more miles per hour. damaging hail. we're looking for multiple opportunities for tornadoes. that same system by wednesday will shift towards the east coast from d.c. down to tampa. >> thank you so much. good news for chocolate lovers. eing chocolate regularly can improve brain function. researchers found those hose eta chocolate, got to do it at least once a week. d

. >>> the two wildfires that burned in northern california last fall did at least a billion dollars in damage. this is according to the latest estimate from the state department of insurance. the price tag does not include damage to communities infrastructures and utilities. the valley fire destroyeded nearly 2,000 struck furpz the beaut fire burned about 00 homes and businesses. in the meantime, indiana's controversial religious objections law may have cost the state about $60 million in lost industry group that says a dozen conventions picked cities other than indianapolis, all of that because of the uproar over the law. critics say the law makes it okay to discriminate against gays based on religious objections. >> even darth vader isn't all that bad. hard to believe? the villain and storm troopers delivered new hope to a 4th grader in nebraska. he was born without an arm but limitless technology, a non-profit organization arranged for replacement limb at no charge. >> very cool. so it was made with a 3-d printer. >> crazy, huh? >> darth was accompanied by members of the legions cen

. >>> driver fatigue is suspected as the cause of a deadly greyhound crash in northern california. passengers reported that the driver appeared to doze off moments before the accident. this is south of san jose. two women died when the bus overturned. the ntsb is now investigating >>> weather experts are using every strong word they can to describe a snowstorm taking aim at much of the east later this week. one calling it a doozy. the storm is moving slowly but packing a huge punch of frigid temperatures. plenty of snow and gusting winds. road crews are all ready to work, trying to minimize dangerous conditions. you didn't like the doozy line, huh? >> i do. it's a technical term for a storm. >>> it might not be cooperstown, but it is a baseball hall of fame. pete rose will be inducted into the cincinnati reds hall of fame this summer, and the team will also retire his number. just last month the baseball commissioner decided not to lift rose's lifetime ban from betting on baseball. the reds say that's one reason they're making the announcement now and they have the commissioner's p

while in northern california, more heavy rain led to this mudslide forcing several families to evacuate their homes. strong winds have toppled trees here on the west coast. one fell on top of a car, killing a man in washington state. reena and kendis? >> thank you so much. checking today's forecast, snow in the west up to two feet. severe weather threatens the midwest with powerful winds and downpour downpours, rain in miss and tennessee valleys. rainy and chilly in the northeast. >> 40s in great falls, montana and boston. 50s in denver and detroit. 60s in kansas city and washington, d.c. 80s from phoenix to miami. >>> let's get to this next video. this one we're about to show you, we promise you will absolutely melt your heart. >> this is buddy. a 13-year-old golden retriever. and she's nearly deaf. she's reunited with her human. 21-year-old army private hannan. it's her first time in three months since she left for basic training. > buddy was so excited. she actually seemed to be crying since the private says she's never been away from buddy before. she keeps in touch with her regular

. >> to the west coast where normal train service is expected to resume this morning in northern california after a storm-related derailment. investigators say the commuter train derailed because of a mudslide that sent a tree across the tracks. one of the cars plunged into a creek. nine people were injured, four of them seriously. but rescue crews say it was a miracle no one was killed. >> a health alert this morning. the world health organization reporting sexual transmission of the zika virus is more common than previously thought. the w.h.o. advising pregnant women not to travel to places with zika outbreaks. gives here in the u.s. >> well, incredible pictures this morning from the middle east. quite a rush hour in qatar. >> here's what we mean by a rush hour. look between the cars coming this way. that's a large tiger cub that's on the loose. >> holy cow. reports say it was an escaped pet. >> thankfully the cub, there was plenty of traffic on the expressway. no one was going anywhere too fast. by the way, it's illegal to keep wild animals as pets so somebody they come to claim that lit

. >> one young mother in northern california is spreading her message about the benefits of physical fitness. one bottle of wine at a time. my kind of woman. 24-year-old april story's so-called wine workout video has now gone viral. >> we see her lifting wine bottles and doing push-ups. while taking a sip of wine. story says she did the video just to be funny but she's happy to reach such a wide audience. >> what i want to show people with my videos is fitness is something you can do anywhere and you can use anything. >> we should be clear, the story has posted dozens of nonalcohol related videos but she says simple every day home workouts can help just about anyone. >> look at that. >> trying to doing this all day long. show you the gun show. >> i'm not so the sure it's going to work for you. you drank all the stuff inside. it's an empty bottle. >> drank it like two hours ago. >> things you have to do to deal with me at this hour. >> tell me. this is the least of it. >> i like it, jack. looking good. >> coming up in "the skinny," major casting news from hollywood. who is taking patr

. >>> well, in northern california, the threat is much more wintry. a powerful system brought nearly a foot of snow to some of the higher elevations. strong winds are also limiting visibility with whiteout conditions. many truckers pulled over till >> and it may take as long as a week to clean up this weather mess in utah. a strong wind storm followed by a hailstorm and heavy snow. the winds blew vehicles off the road, uprooted trees and knocked a highway sign into power lines. thousands of residents lost power in the salt lake city area. temperatures fell 30 degrees within a short period. >> speaking of today's weather and the forecast, windy conditions will continue to threaten the great plains and midwest with high fire danger. downpours in the pacific northwest. another foot of snow is possible in the sierra nevada and cascades. snow and freezing rain in western new york. >> and we're talking record warmth in the midwest 56 in chicago, 70 in kansas city, 60s in los angeles and atlanta, 80s in dallas and phoenix. 30s in new york and boston. >> well

the latest in northern california just this week. the head of the consumer product safety commission is now calling for a suspension of all online sales of all hoverboards till there's better testing and proof of safety of the devices. he is calling into question the safety of all hover boards even those not actually under investigation. >>> well, president obama is already getting pretty emotional about an upcoming major milestone for first daughter malia. >> the president told his lunch companions in detroit that he speak at malia's high school graduation. malia's high school graduation graduation >> malia is a senior at the private sidwell friends school in washington, d.c. and expected to start college this fall. >>> we still don't know where she's going to go. she's still deciding. >> not as yet. very cute though of the president. >>> coming up an impromptu concert by john legend. >> why the grammy winner joined colombian rock star juanes to sing outside of a detention center yesterday. we'll give you an exclusive look. >> but f

heavy rain is going to power its way into northern portions of california and transition into rain and snow. and that's going to reach up into a good portion of oregon, northern and central portions of nevada and then scattered snow showers reaching a little bit watching out for snow developing in the upper elevations between 6 and 12 inches there. >> thanks to paul. >>> a major highway is closed this monk for at least another day in western colorado. it's a big deal. a rock slide in a deep and narrow canyon cut off interstate 70. get this. it's forcing a detour of almost 150 miles. the tractor-trailer rig was damaged in the slide but there were no injuries. plans are to reopen one lane tomorrow afternoon. drivers should expect some long delays. >>> no injuries just inconvenience following an earthquake in california's sierra nevada. the 4.8 quake knocked items off store shelves in the big pine area. one resident said it felt as if a car hit his house. there were several aftershock prfz funeral arrange 69s set for antonin scalia. on friday, justice scalia will court. held saturday morn

sergeant louis cardin of temecula, california. eight other marines were hurt in the attacking. > a retired state trooper was behind a toll booth robbery that turned deadly. they say the former trooper killed a toll collector and security guard before he was shot dead by on duty troopers. some new products but nothing revolutionary. analysts expect an updated iphone 5 and a midsized ipad. both moderately priced. the company could use a boost after lagging sales. those are some of our top stories on this monday, march 21st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everyone. we're going to start this half hour with president obama in cuba. he has a jam packed schedule today including a meeting, of course, with cuban leader raul castro and a state dinner mr. obama will meet with cuban dissidents while in havana and take in a baseball game tomorrow behind the cuban national team and the tampa bay rays. abc's david muir is in havana. >> reporter: this moment 88 years in the making once unthinkable. the fir

rocky mountain states that's going to keep california along the wet side. additional showers between 3-6 inches reaching down towards st. louis, kendis. >> thank you. >>> days after the deaths of natalie cole, fans now mourning another music legends, eels' cofounder glenn frey who died yesterday. he cowrote one of the group's mega hits including "take it easy" he was only 67. he had faced several health challenges, we'll have more reaction to the death coming up later this half hour. >>> mayor in flint, michigan will be in washington today seeking help with the city's water crisis. back in flint two class action lawsuits will be announced holding the state officials responsible amid a citifinancial crisis. in april 2014 the state decided to save money by switching the >>> protesters caused a rush hour nightmare in the san francisco bay area, the protest froze traffic on one side of the bay bridge, members of black sea, which is an off chute of "black life matters" drove five cars on to the bridge and stopped one in each lane. the groups demands include the